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Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bentable device having
rigid receiving space that include a bentable housing having a receiving
space therein, and in the process of the bentable housing being bent, at
least a part of the volume of the receiving space is free from bending
influence, thus the at least partial volume of the receiving space free
from the bending influence constitutes a rigid receiving space.

Inventors:

Zhang; Ran; (Beijing, CN)

Applicant:

Name

City

State

Country

Type

Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Beijing
Beijing

CN
CN

Assignee:

Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.BeijingCN

Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.BeijingCN

Family ID:

1000001596454

Appl. No.:

14/976148

Filed:

December 21, 2015

Current U.S. Class:

1/1

Current CPC Class:

H04B 1/385 20130101; H04B 1/3888 20130101

International Class:

H04B 1/3888 20060101 H04B001/3888; H04B 1/3827 20060101 H04B001/3827

Foreign Application Data

Date

Code

Application Number

Sep 16, 2015

CN

201510591687.5

Claims

1. A bentable device having a rigid receiving space, wherein the device
comprises a bentable housing having a receiving space therein, and in the
process of the bentable housing being bent, at least a part of the volume
of the receiving space is free from bending influence, such that the at
least part volume of the receiving space free from the bending influence
constitutes a rigid receiving space.

2. The bentable device according to claim 1, wherein the bentable housing
is provided with a support frame for supporting objects placed in the
rigid receiving space.

3. The bentable device according to claim 1, wherein the bentable housing
comprises a plurality of brackets and a plurality of connecting frames,
the brackets and the connecting frames are arranged in an alternative
way, and wherein each abutting bracket and connecting frame overlap with
each other, thereby forming a bentable housing.

4. The bentable device according to claim 3, wherein each abutting
bracket and connecting frame overlap with each other by an overlapping
portion that constitutes a stopper portion for the bracket, and wherein
the stopper portion restricts the extent by which the bracket moves to an
inside and outside of the bentable housing.

5. The bentable device according to claim 4, wherein at least one
connecting frame or at least one bracket is provided with a support frame
for supporting objects placed in the rigid receiving space.

6. The bentable device according to claim 5, further comprising a
bentable plate, wherein the connecting frames and the brackets are placed
on a first surface of the bentable plate.

7. The bentable device according to claim 4, wherein a first part of the
connecting frame and a first part of the bracket are each an elongate
plate, and the first part of the connecting frame and the first part of
the bracket are arranged in parallel.

8. The bentable device according to claim 7, wherein a plane where the
first part of each bracket is located and a plane where the first part of
the abutting connecting frame is located form an angle by relative
movement, wherein an acute angle of the angle is not greater than
7.5.degree..

9. The bentable device according to claim 7, wherein in an upward
direction of ends at both sides of the first part of the connecting frame
and the first part of the bracket in their longitudinal direction, two
opposites end parts at each end are provided with a receiving groove and
a projection respectively, and the bracket and the connecting frame are
connected in such a way that, at each side end of the bracket and the
connecting frame in the longitudinal direction of the elongate plate, a
projection of the bracket is received in the receiving groove of the
connecting frame, a projection of the connecting frame is received in the
receiving groove of the bracket, so that the bracket and the connecting
frame are spliced together and can move relative to each other, thus
constituting the bentable housing, while an abutting projection of the
connecting frame and a receiving groove of the bracket as well as an
abutting receiving groove of the connecting frame and projection of the
bracket constitute the overlapping portions.

10. The bentable device according to claim 9, wherein the receiving
groove of the connecting frame restricts movement of the projection of
the bracket, and the receiving groove of the bracket restricts movement
of the projection of the connecting frame, thereby restricting relative
movement between a plane where the first part of each bracket is located
and a plane where the first part of the abutting connecting frame is
located.

11. The bentable device according to claim 10, wherein an upper side of
each bracket is provided with a corresponding cover board forming an
upper cover of the bentable housing.

12. The bentable device according to claim 11, wherein each cover board
is divided into a first part and a second part, the first and second
parts are provided with a recess transition therebetween such that the
first and second parts are located at different heights, the first part
is connected at a top end of the bracket, when the bentable housing bends
inward, the second part can be covered by the first part of the abutting
cover board.

13. An electronic apparatus comprising a bentable device having a rigid
receiving space, wherein the device comprises a bentable housing having a
receiving space therein, and in the process of the bentable housing being
bent, at least a part of the volume of the receiving space is free from
bending influence, wherein the at least part volume of the receiving
space free from the bending influence constitutes a rigid receiving
space.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the bentable
housing is provided with a support frame for supporting objects placed in
the rigid receiving space.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the bentable
housing comprises a plurality of brackets and a plurality of connecting
frames, the brackets and the connecting frames are arranged in an
alternative way, and each abutting bracket and connecting frame overlap
with each other, thereby forming a bentable housing.

[0002] The present disclosure relates to a housing including a receiving
space, and more particularly, to a bentable device having rigid receiving
space and an electronic apparatus having such a bentable device.

[0003] With the development of technology, the requirement for the
structure of an electronic products is getting increasingly higher, while
in conventional structure, fixed space is always used for the placement
of electron devices, wearable product has a great impact on the fixed
structure, and conventionally, the wearable product can only be split
into a curved portion and a straight portion, the curved portion cannot
be placed with any electronic devices therein, and the straight portion
has a limited space. For example, the bracelet products popular on the
market can be divided into two parts, one part is a plastic band
surrounding the arm, the middle of the plastic band is provided with a
straight receiving space, while the other part is the electronic devices
of the bracelet received within the straight receiving space of the
plastic band.

[0004] As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 1' is conventionally
arranged into a receiving space constituted with the unbendable cover 2'
and cassette body 3'.

SUMMARY

[0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a bentable device
having rigid receiving space, the technical solution thereof is: a
bentable device having rigid receiving space, which device comprises a
bentable housing having a receiving space therein, and in the process of
the bentable housing being bent, at least a part of the volume of the
receiving space is free from bending influence, thus the at least partial
volume of the receiving space free from the bending influence constitutes
a rigid receiving space.

[0006] The bentable device having rigid receiving space according to the
present disclosure provides a bentable housing, such a bentable housing
has a rigid receiving space therein which is free from the bending
influence of the bentable housing in the process of the bentable housing
being bent, the desired objects can be placed into the rigid receiving
space so as to provide support, receiving and protection for the objects.

[0007] The bentable housing is provided with a support frame for
supporting the objects placed in the rigid receiving space.

[0008] The bentable housing comprises a plurality of brackets and a
plurality of connecting frames, the brackets and the connecting frames
are arranged in an alternative way, and each adjacent bracket and
connecting frame overlap with each other, thereby forming a bentable
housing.

[0009] The bentable housing employs a splicing configuration in which the
abutting bracket and connecting frame are overlapped with each other to
form the bentable housing.

[0010] Each abutting bracket and connecting frame overlap with each other
by means of an overlapping portion, the overlapping portion constitutes a
stopper portion for the bracket, and such a stopper portion restricts the
extent by which the bracket moves to the inside and outside of the
bentable housing.

[0011] The stopper portion restricts the extent by which the bracket is
bent, thereby it is possible to restrict the extent by which the entire
bentable housing is bent, so as to ensure that a rigid receiving space,
which is always free from the bending influence, is provided in the
bentable housing.

[0012] At least one connecting frame or at least one bracket is provided
with a support frame for supporting the objects placed in the rigid
receiving space.

[0013] The support frame may be merely provided on the connecting frame or
on the bracket, and alternatively, the support frame may be provided both
on the connecting frame and the bracket, and may also be provided on a
plurality of connecting frames and/or a plurality of brackets, specific
arrangement for the support frame can be made in various modification and
combination according to requirement.

[0014] The bentable housing further comprises a bentable plate, the
connecting frames and the brackets are placed on the first surface of the
bentable plate. For the purpose of securing and connecting the spliced
connecting frame and bracket even more firmly, and also for the purpose
of preventing external contamination from extensively entering into the
bentable housing, a bentable plate is provided at the bottom of the
spliced connecting frame and bracket so as to bend as the connecting
frame and bracket are bent.

[0015] A first part of the connecting frame and a first part of the
bracket are each an elongate plate, and the first part of the connecting
frame and the first part of the bracket are arranged in parallel.

[0016] The splicing using elongate plates allows for the formation of a
relatively huge space in longitude direction. The plane where the first
part of the bracket is located and the plane where the first part of the
abutting connecting frame is located form an angle by relative movement,
the acute angle of the angle is not greater than 7.5.degree..

[0017] In the upward direction of the ends at both sides of the first part
of the connecting frame and the first part of the bracket in their
longitudinal direction, the two opposites end parts at each end are
provided with a receiving groove and a projection respectively, and the
bracket and the connecting frame are connected in such a way that, at
each side end of the bracket and the connecting frame in the longitudinal
direction of the elongate plate, the projection of the bracket is
received in the receiving groove of the connecting frame, the projection
of the connecting frame is received in the receiving groove of the
bracket, so that the bracket and the connecting frame can be spliced
together and move relative to each other, thus constituting the bentable
housing, while the abutting projection of the connecting frame and the
receiving groove of the bracket as well as the abutting receiving groove
of the connecting frame the projection of the bracket constitute the
overlapping portions.

[0018] The receiving groove of the connecting frame restricts the movement
of the projection of the bracket, and the receiving groove of the bracket
restricts the movement of the projection of the connecting frame, thereby
restricting the relative movement between the plane where the first part
of each bracket is located and the plane where the first part of the
abutting connecting frame is located.

[0019] The upper side of each bracket is provided with a corresponding
cover board forming the upper cover of the bentable housing.

[0020] With the cover board, it is possible to encapsulate the objects
within the bentable device having rigid receiving space.

[0021] Each cover board is divided into a first part and a second part,
the first and second parts are provided with a recess transition there
between and thus located at different heights, the first part is
connected at the top end of the bracket, when the bentable housing bends
inward, the second part can be covered by the first part of the abutting
cover board.

[0022] The present invention also provides an electronic apparatus having
the above mentioned bentable device having rigid receiving space.

[0023] The bentable device having rigid receiving space according to the
present disclosure provides a rigid receiving space free from bending
influence for objects, the objects can be placed within the bentable
device having rigid receiving space, thereby it may be laid on a position
to be bent while the objects is free from bending influence, for example,
the objects is worn on the human body, such as the arm.

[0024] When the bentable device having rigid receiving space is used for
an electronic apparatus, the electronic device may be arranged within the
bentable device having rigid receiving space, thereby preventing the
electronic device from bending influence.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Other advantages and features of the present disclosure will become
even more clear and apparent from the following description about special
embodiments of the present disclosure given only by way of nonrestrictive
examples and illustrated in the drawings, in which:

[0026] FIG. 1 shows a device for receiving the electronic devices;

[0027] FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of a bentable device having rigid
receiving space according to the present disclosure which is in a bent
state;

[0028] FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of the bentable device having rigid
receiving space shown in FIG. 2 after the cover board is removed;

[0029] FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of a bentable device having rigid
receiving space according to the present disclosure, which is in a unbent
state;

[0030] FIGS. 5 and 6 show schematic views of the bentable device having
rigid receiving space when the cover board and electronic devices are
removed which is in a unbent state and in a bent state, respectively;

[0031] FIG. 7 is a sectional schematic view of FIG. 5 in which the
bentable device having rigid receiving space is in a unbent state;

[0032] FIG. 8 is a sectional schematic view of the bentable device having
rigid receiving space; which is in a bent state;

[0033] FIG. 9 is a structural schematic view of the support frame;

[0034] FIGS. 10 and 11 show the bentable device having rigid receiving
space, which is in a unbent state and in a bent state, respectively;

[0035] FIGS. 12 and 13 show the bentable device having rigid receiving
space, which is in a unbent state and in a bent state respectively, the
end at one side thereof is remove for the purpose of better observing the
electronic devices received therein.

[0052] A detailed description will be give about the bentable device
having rigid receiving space according to the present disclosure in
conjunction with FIGS. 2 to 13.

[0053] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a bentable device having rigid
receiving space according to the present disclosure in a bent state, FIG.
3 shows a state in which the cover board of FIG. 2 is removed, and FIG. 4
is a schematic view in its laid flat state. FIGS. 5 and 6 show schematic
views of the bentable device having rigid receiving space when the cover
board and electronic devices are removed in an unbent state and in a bent
state, respectively. It is clear from FIGS. 2 to 6 that the bentable
device I having rigid receiving space according to the present disclosure
comprises a bentable housing, the bentable housing has a receiving space
therein, and in the process of bending the bentable housing, a part of
the receiving space is free from bending influence, such as the space for
receiving the object 2 shown in FIG. 3, and since such a receiving space
is free from bending influence, the object 2 received within the
receiving space is unlikely subjected to influence caused by the bending
of the bentable housing. The bentable housing comprises a plurality of
brackets 4 and a plurality of connecting frames 3, the brackets 4 and the
connecting frames 3 are arranged in an alternative way, and each abutting
bracket 4 and connecting frame 3 overlap with each other, thereby forming
a bentable housing. See FIG. 9 for a detailed schematic view of the
connecting frame 3. A first part 12 of the connecting frame and a first
part 13 of the bracket are each elongate plates, the first part 12 of the
connecting frame and the first part 13 of the bracket are arranged in
parallel, thereby the elongate plates are spliced together so as to form
a continuous plane.

[0054] In an embodiment, the acute angle of the angle formed through
relative movement between the plane where the first part 13 of each
bracket is located and the plane where the first part 12 of the abutting
connecting frame is located has its maximum angle not greater than
7.5.degree., such an angle is the most optimum relative movement angle
proved by experiments of the inventor of the present disclosure, and
could highly prevent the rigid receiving space from being subjected to
the influence of the bending of the bentable housing.

[0055] In the longitudinal direction of the first part 12 of the
connecting frame and the first part 13 of the bracket (such as, the
vertical direction in FIG. 5), and in the upward direction from the paper
surface at the ends of its two sides, a receiving groove 5 and a
projection 6 are provided at opposite two end parts (that is, two end
parts in the left and right direction) of each end respectively(the most
clear schematic view of the receiving groove 5 and the projection 6 of
the connecting frame can be seen in FIG. 9). In this embodiment, at the
two side ends of the connecting frame and the bracket in the longitudinal
direction of the elongate plate, a receiving groove and a projection are
both provided at the left end part and the right end part in the upward
direction from the paper surface. The bracket and the connecting frame
are connected in such a way that, at each side end of the bracket and the
connecting frame in the longitudinal direction of the elongate plate, the
projection of the bracket is received into the receiving groove of the
connecting frame, and the projection of the connecting frame is received
into the receiving groove of the bracket, thereby the bracket and the
connecting frame are spliced together and can move relative to each
other, thus forming the bentable housing, the abutting projection of the
connecting frame and receiving groove of the bracket as well as the
abutting receiving groove of the connecting frame and projection of the
bracket constitute the overlapping portion. The receiving groove of the
connecting frame restricts the movement of the projection of the bracket,
and the receiving groove of the bracket restricts the movement of the
projection of the connecting frame, thereby restricting the relative
movement between the plane where the first part of each bracket is
located and the plane where the first part of the abutting connecting
frame is located.

[0056] As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the bentable housing is provided with a
support frame 8 for supporting the objects placed in the rigid receiving
space.

[0057] In this embodiment, the support frame is arranged on the connecting
frame, however, the support frame may also be arranged on the bracket, or
the bracket and the connecting frame are provided with support frames
respectively, there may be provided with one or more support frame(s).The
specific arrangement of the support frame may be subjected to various
modification and combination as required.

[0058] FIGS.7 and 8 are sectional schematic views of the bentable device
having rigid receiving space. The bentable housing further comprises a
bentable plate 7, the connecting frames 3 and the brackets 4 are placed
on the upper side of the bentable plate 7.

[0059] For the purpose of securing and connecting the spliced connecting
frame and bracket even more firmly, and also for the purpose of
preventing external contamination from extensively entering into the
bentable housing, a bentable plate is provided at the bottom of the
spliced connecting frame and bracket so as to bend as the connecting
frame and bracket are bent.

[0060] FIGS. 10 to 13 show different states of the bentable device
(provided with a cover board) having a rigid receiving space according to
the present disclosure. The upper side of each bracket 3 is provided with
a corresponding cover board 9 forming the upper cover of the bentable
housing. With the cover board, it is possible to encapsulate the objects
within the bentable device having rigid receiving space.

[0061] Each cover board 9 is divided into a first part 10 and a second
part 11, the first and second parts 10, 11 are provided with a recess
transition there between and thus located at different heights, the first
part 10 is higher than the second part 11, the first part 10 is connected
at the top end of the bracket 3, when the bentable housing bends inward,
the second part 1 is covered by the first part 10 of the abutting cover
board.

[0062] The bentable device having rigid receiving space according to the
present disclosure provides a rigid receiving space free from bending
influence for objects, the objects can be placed within the bentable
device having rigid receiving space, thereby it may be laid on a position
to be bent while the objects is free from bending influence, for example,
the objects is worn on the human body, such as the arm.

[0063] Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an electronic
apparatus having the above mentioned bentable device having rigid
receiving space.

[0064] When the bentable device having rigid receiving space is used for
an electronic apparatus, the electronic device may be arranged within the
bentable device having rigid receiving space, thereby preventing the
electronic device from bending influence.

[0065] The above provides detail introduction of the present invention,
and the variations made by the skilled in this art based on the idea of
the embodiment of present invention about particular embodiments and the
range of application should not be construed as departing from the
protective scope of the present invention, generally speaking, the
content of this specification should not be regarded as limiting to the
present invention.